Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 681 Returning to Apennines

The appearance of Lao Yao made London another celebrity who has attracted much attention. After all, Mo Fei is the World Footballer and the most watched darling of the Premier League. As long as you pay attention to Mo Fei's fans and media, you will inevitably see a cold and indifferent Huaxia The man followed behind him, and the whole of London knew that Huaxia Mo had such an unsmiling bodyguard.

Not to mention, Lao Yao soon became the "new idol" of London fans. The "man in black" outfit he just appeared in the public eye, wearing black pants and black sunglasses, quickly became popular in London, and many fans Competing to imitate, so there are often a large number of "men in black" on the sidelines of Tottenham's player training base, which once caused panic in the Tottenham club-they thought that there were gangsters coming to harass and make trouble.

But Could it be that he also knew that his joke was too big, and after repeatedly promising to the bad-looking head coach that he would never do it again, he asked Lao Yao to change back to the Chinese tunic suit he had worn for hundreds of years. Slowly fade over time.

Of course, as for how many fans and reporters are saddened to see the indifferent Chinese "man in black" no longer, that's unknown...

Time flew by in this relaxed and rigorous atmosphere. During this period of time, Tottenham finally slowed down their crazy winning streak in the league and won in four league games from the end of February to mid-March. With two wins and two draws, it's neither good nor bad, but the wins are stable, so they still firmly occupy the first position in the league standings.

Mid-March is also the period when the teams in the major European leagues are sprinting hard. The competition in the leagues of various countries has entered a fierce stage. The teams struggling to relegation are gritting their teeth, while the teams that hope to compete for the league championship are desperately fighting. Crazy grabbing points.And the "seed teams" like Tottenham who basically only focus on European competitions are really rare. The Premier League team is desperate, and the [-]-round winning streak in the league, relying on this wave of shock waves, is enough to establish their leading position.It can be said that there is basically no suspense about the Premier League title this season, and Tottenham's defending title is almost a certainty.

Under such circumstances, the Tottenham Hotspur team did not relax training. On the contrary, the old coach Redknapp even increased the intensity of the team's training in order to keep the players in good condition and prepare for the future. In the end, the more prepared for the fierce Champions League battle.

On March 3, a flight carrying all the players and coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur's first team took off from London Heathrow Airport and flew to another continent in the English Channel - the Apennine Peninsula.

The results of the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League have already come out. Tottenham will face the traditional giants of Serie A, Juventus, known as the Bianconeri, in the eight-to-four match.

The result of this match was drawn by Tottenham coach Redknapp in Monte Carlo. When they just saw their opponents in the quarter-finals, the Tottenham players didn't know whether they were lucky or unlucky.

The players who think this lottery is good feel that it is good news for them to be able to meet the Italian team. You must know that in the past two years, Tottenham have encountered AC Milan and Inter Milan, two powerful Serie A giants. It ended in victory, and now they meet the Italian team again, which seems to indicate a good sign of success.

Of course, the more important thing is that the Tottenham players have already shown their own experience after fighting against Italian teams. They know how to break through the gate of the Italian team, which is known as the best defense in the world.For them, neither AC Milan nor Inter Milan, the two giants of Serie A, can stop their progress, let alone Juventus. After being relegated due to the "Phonegate Incident", although they returned to Serie A soon, their overall strength is not too strong. It can only be said that they are on the road to revival.

Players who think they are unlucky are very distressed, because just like Serie A teams are unpopular in London, Tottenham are also not welcomed by fans there when they go to Italy. Tottenham arrogantly slaughtered two Serie A teams in a row. The iconic giants team, this is a kind of humiliation for Italian fans, especially before the "revenge battle" with AC Milan, Tottenham stood on the opposite side of the entire Italian football world, so to It is obvious what kind of away treatment they will receive.

As the head coach of the team, Redknapp has a longer-term consideration than the players under his command. Although judging from the current situation and strength comparison of the two teams, Tottenham undoubtedly have a great advantage. But Lao Lei is very clear that this Champions League game is not easy to play. Although Juventus is declining, but the background is still there, and it has the advantage of occupying the home court, it is still very possible to cause huge troubles for Tottenham.Moreover, Juventus's league ranking this season is still very good. Unexpectedly, they overwhelmed Inter Milan with 52 points by one point, occupying the top spot in Serie A.In the previous Champions League 3/0 knockout round, although Juventus' opponent Valencia is not very strong, but its strength is definitely not bad. The easy dismissal is enough to prove that their current state is extremely good.

"In this game, we must be cautious and go all out." This is the warning Redknapp gave to the players before he set off.

Mo Fei also agrees with the head coach's views. In fact, he has never thought that Italian teams are easy to play, whether it is AC Milan or Inter Milan, or Juventus, which is on the road to revival.Although the Serie A league once known as the "Little World Cup" is not as strong as it used to be, they still insist on their own tradition, that is, defense like reinforced concrete. It can be said that the will to defend has been integrated into every Italian team. The bone marrow, and every Italian defender has raised defense to an artistic level.

On the football field, there are always only two main themes-attack and defense.The extremely violent attack can make everyone feel excited and excited, and enjoy the beauty of football's extreme tension and rough power.But defense to the extreme can also be beautiful, allowing people to appreciate a unique art.

There is no doubt that today's Tottenham are the best representative of European offensive football, while the Serie A giants Juventus are the representative team of defensive counterattack.The contest between these two teams is the most direct dialogue between spear and shield!

Whether it was the sharp spear that pierced the shield, or the sharpness of the heavy spear, is a huge suspense.

Italy's "Turin Sports Daily" wrote in the newspaper: "The current Tottenham have made the whole of Europe feel their tough iron heels, but not every team will tremble under this momentum. Juventus, Italy's strongest defensive team, is not afraid of the challenge of the Assassins. We have the best goalkeeper in the world, we have the best central defender in the world, and we also have the best attack line in the world. We are confident We also have the strength to win this game. We firmly believe that we will be the last to advance, and we will unswervingly return to the top of Europe!"

"Gazzetta dello Sport" analyzed the game from the staffing of each position of the two teams: "...in the goalkeeper position, Buffon is undeniably the top three super goalkeepers in world football today, and that The German boy, we are not denying his talent, but he needs to accept more honing if he wants to get more honors; the combination of Gallas and Dawson is very good, but Chiellini and Barzagli are Italians. The most outstanding central defender combination in football, I think this is the most dreamy and most powerful defender combination in the world... Perhaps the only position that Tottenham has an advantage in is their right winger. He has the ability to decide the outcome of the game alone. This is a very troublesome character. Of course, as for how to contain this restless gentleman, I think Coach Conte will have his own plans. He never Will not disappoint our fans."

Antonio Conte is a very capable young coach. Since he last took over Juventus, he has gradually built this battered team into an iron army in his mind. Now the ranking The top position in Serie A also proves that his transformation is extremely successful.

The handsome manager, who has achieved great success as a player and as a coach, posted an article on his Twitter headlined "Welcome to Turin!", in which the gritty Italian hunk with a strong wrist He used the words "We are not them!" to declare war on Tottenham: "We are not them! Tottenham should know who they are in my mouth. Although we are the same Italian team, we are different from them. We With a tough will, a strong heart, and the spirit of never admitting defeat. My team is currently in good shape, with the best players in the world in every position. The structure of the team is very reasonable, young and energetic but Not lacking in experience, I think we have the ability to deal with the challenge of any opponent, and we are confident to beat any team! Therefore, although Tottenham have won against Italian teams in the past two years, but...we are not them! We Will prove to Italian football that Serie A will always be the best league on the planet, and we, the best team!"

Conte's sonorous and forceful "victory theory" has aroused huge repercussions in Italy. Originally, Italian football had a bad impression of Tottenham. Conte raised the game to between the two leagues. In the competition, the Italian fans naturally stood firmly on the side of Juventus and waved their flags, criticizing the upcoming Tottenham Hotspur.

However, Redknapp is too lazy to make any rebuttal remarks to this enthusiastic and ambitious young coach. No matter how brilliant achievements the opponent has made in the player era, in the circle of coaching circles, Conte is just a senior Shallow juniors born late.In the eyes of Redknapp, Conte's remarks are completely bluffing. He is too lazy to lower himself to fight the "war of words" with the opponent. Allegri and Benitez also vowed to give Tottenham a deep blow. The lesson, but the result?Tottenham still beat up this group of Serie A giants crying for their fathers and mothers. No matter how powerful Conte's wrists are, can he still beat Allegri and Fatty Bei, who are about to become fine?This is obviously impossible...

Therefore, under Redknapp's urging, Tottenham performed extremely low-key before the game. They also knew that Juventus might not be so easy to deal with, so it is necessary to prepare low-key and fight high-key. Let's avoid the war of words. The British media and fans will fight back...

Facts are always the sharpest counterattack. In the face of the clamor and provocation of Italian football, Tottenham remain unmoved. All they have to do now is to prepare hard, and then on the field, give them a slap in the face People scratch their ears and tell each other the gap between reality and dreams...

(End of this chapter)